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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2023
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Sarah E30.1 - MAZZA1's Task - WORDLED
Book 1: The Whispering Skull - word is SKULL
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16.0
I read an ebook, top paperback - no MMP - is The Whispering Skull - 435 pages
Book 2
Option a: The vowels are correct but in the wrong place
Beyond Dubai: Seeking Lost Cities in the Emirates - word is DUBAI
SKULL
DUBAI
U has changed place and the other letters have all changed
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is Beyond Dubai: Seeking Lost Cities in the Emirates - 308 pages
Non Fiction, claiming 1 It's a Fact ticket.
435 + 308 = 743 pages
Total Points: 270
Total NF: 4
RACHEL CA5.01 War & Peace Read a book with main page genre, World War II or the word peace in the title:
81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness, by Brian Murphy (World War II in the title)points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
IAF tickets: 1
RACHEL CA5.02 Becoming independent: Set at least 75% in India, Pakistan, or Israel
The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken, by Tarquin Hall Tarquin Hall (set in India and Pakistan)points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
IAF tickets: 1
RACHEL CA5.04 Let's hear it for the youth! Main page genre of young adult, teen, or new adult
Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo (young adult)points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
IAF tickets: 1
RACHEL CA5.09 Summer adventures: 1 of the following words in the title/subtitle: beach, sun/sunshine, cocktail, pool, forest, hike/hiking, fire, marshmallow, toast/toasted
Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches, by John Hodgman (beach)points this post: 5
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
IAF tickets: 1
RACHEL CA10.01 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie It's a Bikini: Author's initials found in task title
I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, by Baek Se-heeI Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki (BS or SB)points this post: 10
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
IAF tickets: 1
RACHEL CA10.02 Mai Tai: 2 words same number of letters
Bleak House , by Charles Dickens 5 letters each; Big Book Ticket (1017 pages), GO Ticket (published March 1852)points this post: 10
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 1
RACHEL CA10.05 Long Summer Days: title with at least 5 words, subtitles are excluded
The Pavilion in the Clouds, by Alexander McCall Smith (5 words)points this post: 10
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 1
RACHEL CA10.07 1948 Olympics: Read a book that takes place 50 percent in England or Switzerland
The Mistletoe Murder And Other Stories, by P.D. James (England)points this post: 10
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 1
Sarah E30.4 - Wayne's Task: I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
Option 1: Published before 1933
To the Lighthouse - first published May 5, 1927
I listened to an audio, top MMP is Do latarni morskiej
Golden Oldie, first published 1927. Claiming 1 GO ticket.
Option 5A: "question" in the title
The 10pm Question
I read a kindle edition, top paperback - no MMP - is The 10 PM Question
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11.0
Total Points: 300
Total GOs: 3
RACHEL CA10.08 "I Taped It": first published in or is set in the 1980's
The Yan Can Cook Book, by Martin Yan (published 1982, It's a Fact Ticket))points this post: 10
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 2
RACHEL CA10.09 The Invention of Duck Tape: the letters of DUCK or DUCT or TAPE can be found in the title/subtitle
Savory Baking: Recipes for Breakfast, Dinner, and Everything in Between, by Erin Jeanne McDowell (TAPE, It's a Fact Ticket)points this post: 10
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 10
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 3
RACHEL CA15.02a Anime, Past and Present: Read two books, from two different options, A: Read a book that has 7 and 4 in the page count, B: A great deal of modern anime is adapted from manga or other short fiction. Read a book with an MPG of Manga, Comics, Comic Books, Sequential Art, Graphic Novels, or Short Stories
Option A:
Falling in Love, by Donna Leon (274 pages)Option B:
Oddball, by Sarah Andersen (MPG Graphic Novels, Comics)points this post: 15
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 1
IAF tickets: 3
Bookwrm526Task #25.6 JennRenee's Task: New Book Discoveries
Option 1: Read a book on either one of these lists. I chose the 2023 list and read Yellowface by R.F. Kuang, from page one of the list. This book is new to me.
Option 2: Use an author you read for the first time this year (2023) and read another book by that author that is not a next in a series. I chose Vivek Shraya, whose book She of the Mountains I read for the first time in June, 2023. For this challenge, I read the book Even This Page Is White by Vivek Shraya, which was new to me!
Total points so far: 580
Lisa MD20.2 - Rookie at the Top: EmilyGraceR's: Jack of All Trades
Option 2: MPG: music
The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman
336 pages
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 570/845
Total Books Read: 42/67
Total Tasks Completed: 33/52
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 3
Non Fiction Tickets: 5
Barbara ★50.1 - Jen B 's Task: Vacation Time!
Book 1:
Option 1: Read a book set in the country where you reside. If the setting of the book is not obvious from the GR metadata or description, provide a reference.
Pointe and Shoot - Natalie M. Roberts 7/7
(set in Utah)(272 pages)
(Weber State University, Ogden's historic 25th street, where my studio is located...) on page 3
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pointe-Shoot-J...
Required: I live in Ohio, USA
Book 2:
Option 1: Read a book set on a continent that is different than the one where you reside. If the setting is not obvious in the GR description or metadata, provide a reference.
Resonance Surge - Nalini Singh (432 pages) 8/25
(entire book takes place in Moscow, I live in the US)
(MC)(Theo was on board her flight to Moscow three days after Pax first spoke to her), p52
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Resonance-Surg...
Book 3:
Read a book set in your dream travel destination, where you have never been. This must be a real place on Earth (no trips to Martian colonies or the Moon!)
Death Down Under - Samantha Silver 8/15
(set in Australia, a place I'd love to visit but have not as of yet)(204 pages)
TOTAL: book 1 (272 pages) + book 2 (432 pages) + book 3 (204 pages) = 908 > 750 pages
Points this task: 50
Total points: 560
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Kathy KS25.1 - Nick KY’s Task: Suddenly, Last Summer.
Opt. 1. Last Summer’s Banff Mountain Book Awards
> Read a book with a title/subtitle word from the above books. Only the following words and their singulars, plurals, and possessives are accepted:
Fox, Glencoe, Northern, Light, Power, Land, Memory, Water, Valley, Giants, Stories, Women, Heart, Yosemite, Climbing, Native, Air, Year, Woods, Twelve, Small, Journeys, Into, Nature.
Trusted Like the Fox by Sara Woods
Word: Fox
Opt. 3. Suddenly, Last Summer
Read a book with at least two sets of consecutive double consonants in the title/subtitle/author’s name.
Calling Invisible Women by Jeanne Ray
Title: LL
Author: NN
I listened to an audiobook; pb=251 p. (no MMPB)
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Points for this task: 25
Total points : 430
Tasks completed: 19/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 4
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 4
Amy B50.1 - Jen B 's Task: Vacation Time!
This task requires three books totaling at least 750 pages.
No books with the genres children or kids on the main book page may be used.
Books whose main page lists any of these genres: Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga may not be used.
Required: For books 1 and 2, state which sub-option you are using.
Book 1: Economy
Option 1: Read a book set in the country where you reside. If the setting of the book is not obvious from the GR metadata or description, provide a reference.
Required: State the country where you live.
Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez -- 272 pages -- set in a suburb of Toronto, Canada
Book 2: Business Class
Option 1: Read a book set on a continent that is different than the one where you reside. If the setting is not obvious in the GR description or metadata, provide a reference.
Required: State where you live.
Stork Mountain by Miroslav Penkov (Europe - Bulgaria) -- 436 pages - I live in Canada
Book 3: First Class
Read a book set in your dream travel destination, where you have never been. This must be a real place on Earth
Required: State the location and that you have never been.
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Vietnam) -- 371 pages -- I have never been
This Task: 50 Points
To Date: 575 Points
5.6 Something To Be Proud OfRead a book with LGBTQ on the main page
Magic's Pawnby Mercedes Lackey
Task +5
Grand Total: 85
ROBIN P15.3 - Fun in the Mud
Book A: Read a book whose author has a name part that matches part of a headlining Glastonbury act. The word must match exactly, "the" "and" and "'N" are not included.
Example: Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon – Kings of Leon
Required: state the act.
Book B: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that matches part of the name of a headlining Glastonbury act. The word must match exactly, "the" "and" and "'N" are not included.
Example: The Black Echo – Echo & the Bunnymen
Required: state the act.
Option 2: Read one book that satisfies the requirements for both A and B options.
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI - David Grann
Author name David matches David Bowie
Killers in title matches the act The Killers
**Claiming 1 IAF point for Nonfiction
Points this post: 15
Total points: 800
BB:3 GO:4 IAF:7
30.2 - KmarieD task -Book Buddies and Summer FunOption 3, first published in June 2023: The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
Option 4, title word spelled from OUTDOORGAMES: The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
624 pages
The word is Rose
Points this post: 30
Total points: 835
DOM20.6 - It's A Fact- Julia103's Task: This is Jeopardy!
Option 1:
The contestants were: James Holzhauer, Mattea Roach, Matt Amodio, Andrew He, Amy Schneider, and Sam Buttrey. The show was hosted by Ken Jennings.
Read a book by an author whose first or last name matches the first or last name of any of these contestants or host.
Black Coral by Andrew Mayne
The name of the contestant is Andrew He. The author of book is Andrew Mayne whose first name matches the first name of the contestant.
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 520
Books Read: 34
Big Books: 3
It's a Fact: 1
Golden Oldies: 1
Aimee G - edited as forgot to add points totalTask 10.4 - Summer Songs of the 40's
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle of at least 4 letters from one of these summer hits.
Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne
Matches song 'Sentimental JOURNEY', 1945
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Points for this task: 10
Total points: 340
Delicious Dee10.1 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie It's a Bikini
The Measure - Nikki Erlick - NE found in Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Bikini
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 820
Its a Fact: 8
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie: 1
20.7 Enjoying ScotlandOpt C - Read a book where both the first AND last name initials can be found in whisky OR uisge beatha.
The Winemaker's Wife by Kristin Harmel
KH in wHisKey
Points: 20
Total/challenge: 355
20.8 Lost CitiesOpt 3 Book from list - found on Page 1
Meet Me in Atlantis: My Obsessive Quest to Find the Sunken City
Points: 20
Total/challenge: 375
25.6 New Book Discoveries - both books new to youOpt 1 - Opt 1 2022 Anticipated Books - Page 10 #996
The Violin Conspiracy
Opt 3 Readers Also Enjoyed. Read In the Lives of Puppets 6/25/23
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Both books were new to me
Points: 25
Total/challenge: 420
50.1 Vacation Time >750 pagesBook 1 - set in country you reside in (state where you live)or a motor vehicle on cover
- Pickup on cover287 pgs.
Book 2 set in different continent you (state where you live) reside or with name of capital in title (state country capital is in)
London is the capital of the UK and in Europe. I live in North America
The London Séance Society 352 pages
Book 3 - set in dream destination that you've never visited (state that you've never visited). Set in India which I've never visited
The Bandit Queens 352 pgs
287+352+352=991 pgs.
Points: 50
Total/challenge: 470
Erica H.Task 20.10 Group Read
Canadian Fiction: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Required participation in group read thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 205
Tasks completed: 13
BB tickets: 1
GO tickets: 1
NF tickets: 1
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Delicious Dee10.3 Summer Beach Read
Flip-Flops and Murder - found on pg4 of the provided list
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 830
Its a Fact: 8
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie: 1
Julia10310.5 Long Summer Days
The Man of Dangerous Secrets
(5 word title)
Claiming one Golden Oldie ticket - This was originally published in 1933.
This post: 10 points, 1 GO
Total points: 725
BB: 7
GO: 5
NF: 6
Tasks completed: 45
Total books read: 58
trishhartuk10.3 Summer Beach Read
Beach Read, Emily Henry
Read the kindle edition. Top MMPB: here (352pg)
Page 1, #54 on the list
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Total Points: 570
Tasks Completed: 37
It’s a Fact Tickets: 6
Golden Oldie Tickets: 6
Big Book Tickets: 3
Julia10320.8 - Nickels & Dimes- Lauren Jodi's task: Lost Cities
Option 2: What Did You Do In The War, Sister?: Catholic Sisters in the WWII Nazi Resistance
I read the Kindle edition. There is no MMP. The top paperback What Did You Do In The War, Sister? has 240 pages.
This post: 20 points
Total points: 725
BB: 7
GO: 5
NF: 6
Tasks completed: 45
Total books read: 58
Delicious Dee10.7 1948 Olympics
The Little Wartime Library - set in London, England during WW2
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 840
Its a Fact: 8
Big Book Ticket: 1
Golden Oldie: 1
Kathy KS15.7 The International Court of Justice
USA, Russia, Slovakia, France, Morocco, Somalia, China, Uganda, India, Jamaica, Lebanon, Japan, Germany, Australia and Brazil. Read a book set at least 50% in one of these countries.
Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station by Dorothy Gilman
Setting: China
I listened to an audiobook; mmpb=224 p.
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Points for this task: 15
Total points : 445
Tasks completed: 20/52
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 1
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 4
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 4
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Tammy AZ Task: The Compelling and Delights of TravelOption 2: LaRose by Louise Erdrich
Author initials in ROBERT PLANT
Total points: 120
Sarah E5.9 Summer adventures
I'll Give You the Sun
I read an ebook, MMP is Le soleil est pour toi
Total Points: 310
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Maria Jo's Task: Wedding TimeOption 2: Tisha: The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness
Biography about a teacher
Total points: 140
30.4 - Wayne's Task: I'm So Glad We Had This Time TogetherOption 1: The Crime at Black Dudley
Published in 1929, which is before 4/26/33
Option 5B: Lord of the Silent - 496 pages
"96" are the last two numbers of the page count
Total points: 170
Theresa10.9 - The Invention of Duck Tape
The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen
Word - DUCT
Points this post - 10
Total points - 90
Theresa10.10 - Summer of the Flying Saucer
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Science Fiction
Points this post - 10
Total points - 100
Theresa15.1 - A Ship of Two Halves
Option B - First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen
Part of a duology
Option C - Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts
Writes under a pseudonym
Points this post - 15
Total points - 115
Lisa MD15.2 - Anime, Past and Present
Option A: 7 & 4 in page count
Paris for One and Other Stories by Jojo Moyes
274 pages
Option B: MPG: Graphic Novel
Saga, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan
144 pages
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COMPLETED TASKS:
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 585/845
Total Books Read: 44/67
Total Tasks Completed: 34/52
Big Book Tickets: 1
Golden Oldies Tickets: 3
Non Fiction Tickets: 5
Bookwrm526Task #15.10 Found in Translation
Read a book which was originally written in one of these six languages, excluding your native language(s): English, Chinese, French, Russian, Arabic and Spanish. My native language is English. I chose Chinese and read The Secret Talker by Geling Yan.
Total points so far: 595
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 30.3: The game is afoot!: Option 2:Mrs. Hudson and the Spirits' Curse by Martin Davies is on page 4, #325 when I checked on the Best Sherlock Holmes FIction list. Pages: 320.
Option 3C: Quantum Lens by Douglas E. Richards, initials DER are all in RobErt Downy hr jude law. Pages: 356.
Total pages: 320 + 356 = 676 > 500+ required
Totals: 30
Books: 2
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 125
Books: 8
Tasks: 7
Golden Oldies: 0
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
It's a fact: 1
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 30.4: I'm so glad we had this time together: Option 2: The Cure for Death by Lightning by Gail Anderson-Dargatz contains all letters of TARZAN: gAil ANdeRson-dargaTZ.
Option 5B: Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse has 496 pages, meeting the last 2 digits are 96 requirement.
Totals: 30
Books: 2
Tasks: 1
Summary Totals: 155
Books: 10
Tasks: 8
Golden Oldies: 0
Big books tickets: 0 (500) 0 (750) 0 (1,000)
It's a fact: 1
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20.6 It's a Fact-Julia103's Task: This is Jeopardy!
Option 1: Author whose first or last name matches the first or last name of any of the contestants or host I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence by Amy Sedaris
*Contestant is Amy Schneider
**It's a Fact Ticket
This Task:
Points: 20
Books Read: 1
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 1
Total:
Points: 465
Books Read: 30
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket +1000: 1
IAF Ticket: 4
Tasks Completed: 20